I'm bad, but players love me

Setash lowered his brows and said, "So, I decided to agree with your idea. However, I need enough sense of security."

His tone was filled with grievance. "Otherwise, who knows if you guys at ELO will say nice things and then turn around and eat your words? What am I supposed to do then, a poor, deceived kid?"

"What do you want? Continue to push your luck?"

"Don't be like this," Setash continued to ease the atmosphere, "I need you to stand with me, not only because we have a common enemy - Ella, but also because I don't want to be your enemy."

"Is unilateral acquisition of intelligence what you call a sense of security?" Yun Shuo sneered.

"Telling you this is enough to give you a sense of security," Setash said, his attitude changing rapidly. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have realized that the ELO organization you imagined to be rock-solid has actually been leaking everywhere for a long time."

He didn't care about Yun Shuo's expression, he was just making his own stance clear. For them, the friendship between the two sides needed to be maintained, relying on either interests or "enemies".

After Ella's death and the fall of the city lord's old power, they were the first to confront each other.

This little bit of information will soon cause trouble for Yun Shuo in the future, making him feel nervous and fearful for a while.

And what Setash said next was the key point, "We can't delay much longer. The war will soon, no, it will start right away. Please don't say I didn't warn you."

"Supplies are already being gathered, so war won't be far away. But... there's more to this than meets the eye, right? What do you want to do, Setaishi?"

"It seems you really haven't made any preparations at all." Setash laughed dumbly. "Why? Isn't there a single noble supporting the ELO organization? Then you've truly failed."

"They're not stupid."

"Yeah, they're not stupid." After Saitaishi finished repeating, Yun Shuo immediately rolled his eyes, but he didn't care at all. He just continued, "If you have anyone among the nobles, you will find that our beloved city lord has not appeared in public for a long time, and the doctor is by his side almost 24 hours a day."

Setash grinned, "That old man is finally going to die."

"Did you give me the medicine?"

"Yes," he admitted readily, "a chronic poison. The same one my mother uses."

Chapter 62: Yun Shuo takes the blame

The poison was indeed poured by Sai Taishi, but he put the blame firmly on Yun Shuo.

Ella didn't remember how long she had been kneeling in front of her father's bed. She just lay there, looking at him, as if as long as she kept looking at him like this, her father would miraculously come back to life in the next second.

Her tears had almost dried up, but her swollen red eyes still stubbornly refused to close. "The doctor said that father's body has been hollowed out a long time ago. Since a few months ago, all his organs have had to rely on overdrawing his remaining life to barely function." Ah Dai stood beside her, watching her slumped over her father's bed with a dead heart.

Ella turned her head to look at her, choking with sobs but pretending to be calm, and asked, "Have you found out?"

Without waiting for Ah Dai to reply, she couldn't help crying and fell weakly into Ah Dai's arms.

As if grabbing the last straw, the arm that Ah Dai subconsciously put around him was grabbed tightly.

A thin layer of red appeared at the corners of Ella's eyes, and her cheeks and nose also turned rouge pink. She just leaned in Ah Dai's arms, fatigue made her voice weak, and every word she uttered was incredibly soft.

"You're all I have, Ah Dai. You won't leave me, right?"

When those scarlet eyes immersed in the water light look at you, no one can say "no" to its owner.

Ah Dai is no exception.

She chose to hug Ella tighter to give her a greater sense of support, [Don't worry, Ella, I'm always by your side.]

Ah Dai's hands stroked Ella's back again and again, and her milky white hair was smoothed down bit by bit. Ella seemed to draw strength from this maternal action.

Ella leaned in Ah Dai's arms and asked her weakly, "I'm fine. Ah Dai, please tell me, who killed my father? I must, and must, avenge my father."

【He is from the ELO organization. 】

Ah Dai closed his eyes reluctantly, avoiding Ella's despairing gaze. He gathered himself before continuing, "When we found that girl, she had already committed suicide by taking poison. The only evidence was the unburned notes in the teacup."

Ella clenched her fists tightly and muffled her voice as she said, "Thank you, Goddess of Machinery, Mani, for your blessing. Thank you for always protecting us. Thank you for not letting the paper burn out, so that I can no longer find the mastermind behind my father's murder."

She was so pious, with her eyes tightly closed and her voice trembling. She was also so weak that she seemed to be about to follow her father in death.

But Ah Dai knew that she was not as weak as she looked. On the contrary, Ella was someone who would persevere to the end no matter what.

Her vulnerability will only be temporary.

Ah Dai burst into tears in the live broadcast room. "I really didn't expect that Di Chou's brain could be so disgusting. Yun Shuo, if he had the guts, he would just fight 1v1. What's the point of sneaking up on someone? He's trying to take advantage of you to kill you, right?"

[The villain is brainless, you say he's stupid, the villain uses some tricks, you say he has no quality. Please, he's already a villain, what quality does he have? ]

"You're so good at talking, are you from the ELO camp? ELO has trained you well."

The ELO organization was clearly created by the official to avoid criticism. Are some people still acting like Palu? How dare they speak out?

[How can I say this? If I were a member of the ELO organization, would I call my leader a villain?]

[Don't you even look at what kind of people the nobles are? ]

"Are you all okay? 'Crisis of Faith' is a realistic game, and it even has an AI system. There are always some bad guys everywhere, right?"

[Ah, yes, yes, you guys who serve as dogs for these nobles are much more noble than us who act like heroes in front of the common people.]

[He's still a hero, and he's almost as good as Palu. ]

"So what if you're a Palu? You're still going to use those shoddy guns we made. Don't let yourself get killed by your own hands."

When it comes to swearing, the ELO camp has never lost. After all, they have been swearing so much that their hand speed has skyrocketed.

Some people even join the ELO camp just to curse people, because ELO prides itself on "lack of quality does not affect our moral high ground."

As a member of Ella's camp, Ah Dai naturally cannot be led by these people. He may be able to increase his popularity at the beginning, but if the situation gets out of hand, his live broadcast room might be blocked.

She immediately muted several of the most vocal critics and began to offer her own interpretation. "I've also watched the replay of Gouzi's livestream. Honestly, the incident with the tailor neighbor is perfectly normal within this worldview, but that doesn't mean Ella and the others are all bad people."

"We often encounter a lot of idiots, including those in high positions and positions. Do we have to riot like Yun Shuo and commit murder and arson?"

"And, to put it bluntly, the ELO organization isn't a good organization. If you really go to the civilians and ask them about it, you'll get a lot of information about ELO members bullying men and women."

"According to this theory, the two camps should stop looking down on each other. We in Ella still have a legitimate status."

After Ah Dai's words, both of them were severely punished, but they were still secretly taking sides.

Once the troublemakers in the barrage were silenced, the rest became much more well-behaved and most of them engaged in friendly communication.

One of the comments caught Ah Dai's attention. [By the way, didn't the host realize that the answer he found was wrong?]

"If you continue to whitewash ELO, I'll ban you," Ah Dai threatened again. "This is the plot of the game. Stop the conspiracy theories."

[Are you sick?] The person who started posting the comment got anxious, [Are you fighting the enemy in this void?]

[The story begins with a mention of a rare thunderstorm that day. I initially thought it was a description of the environment, hinting at a sad atmosphere, but then something went wrong, didn't it?]

"Hasn't it occurred to you why that person placed the teacup on the windowsill? Was she imitating Miaoyu, collecting rainwater to make tea? Not to mention, she's still burning something. Is she afraid the evidence will burn too cleanly, and the stupid anchor won't be able to solve the case?"

Ah Dai’s hand that silenced him still failed to press down.

[That seems to make some sense.]

[It's not the first time that Dichou has had plot bugs, so don't overthink it.]

[Isn't this a conspiracy theory? Ah Dai banned him!]

Ah Dai was a somewhat calm person. Seeing that the situation in the barrage was looking good, he also said, "It does look like they left clues intentionally. Could the murderer be someone else?"

Chapter 63: Ella declares war

The host took the initiative to bring up the topic, and the barrage of comments naturally followed suit.

[Could it be that Ella felt her father had lived too long and assassinated him?]

Is there a prince who is twenty years old?

"Not really. She's genuinely sad, and looking at her tearful face, do you think the authorities will portray her as a definite villain?"

"Actually, a villain with red eyes and white hair is also a good idea. A yandere Ella is also very cute."

Speaking of yanderes, I wonder if you still remember Sateishi by Daming Lake.

[Yeah, Ah Dai never followed his path, I almost forgot about him.]

[I remember him being the one who said he was planning a rebellion, and he was also implicated with the leader of the ELO organization.]

[Yes, and since he's a noble, it wouldn't be difficult for him to place one of his own people beside the city lord.]

"Isn't that still the fault of the ELO organization? Isn't Setaishi a member of the ELO organization?"

[Why does it feel like everyone along the way is related to Yun Shuo? ]

"After all the twists and turns, we're back to where we started?" Ah Dai shrugged. "The official operation has made it clear, but since they're still stubborn, I won't say much."

On the screen, Ella slowly stood up. She was like a lily being gently held up by Ah Dai, and quickly broke away from Ah Dai's support and pushed open the door by herself.

Outside the house, a group of nobles were sitting scattered around. Except for the handkerchiefs they took up from time to time to wipe their tears, no one could tell that these people were mourning their recently deceased city lord.

But everyone here, whether they were sincere or not, was crying, tears were streaming down their cheeks, but their eyes were filled with the excitement of waiting for the power to be reshuffled again.

As soon as he saw Ella coming out, his eyes were immediately focused on her.

Everyone tries to exploit Ella's current vulnerability as a stepping stone to further power in the future.

The followers of Setash, however, kept their expressions low, fearing that they would arouse the vigilance of their suspicious leader.

Too many of them have been deceived, bewitched, and threatened, and most have completely pinned their future on Setash.

It's like a group of people putting all their eggs in one basket. If anyone tries to threaten this basket, no matter who you are, you must be prepared to be targeted by these people.

Now there is no turning back for them.

At this moment, if you have even the slightest unnecessary thought, there is no need to put too much thought in, as some people in the same camp will rush over and eat you up.

Ella stood on the steps and said in great sorrow, "Everyone, my father, the greatest mayor in the history of Cori City, has been confirmed to have died yesterday."

"My dear compatriots, we are bathed in the divine light of Mani, the God of Machinery, and work diligently for the future of Kori City. However, beneath this sacred light, a group of rats appeared!"

"They are greedy, shameless, despicable and vicious. They devour the entire city of Kori and the lives of all its residents. They even brutally murdered those unarmed nobles!"

"They killed our city lord using despicable poisoning methods. We can't tolerate this any longer! They've left too many civilians homeless, and we've suffered enormous losses!"

"And all this is simply because they want to gain something for nothing. They disregard the safety of the entire city and the civilians for their own selfish desires!"

Ella took a deep breath, her body trembling, and shouted with great infectious force: "My nobles, the people of the entire Cori City are eagerly awaiting your counterattack. They are all hoping that you will become a team capable of destroying the power of the ELO bandit army!"

"Those who are bullied, those who are coerced by ELO, and those who are imprisoned by shackles are all waiting for us to rescue them."

"This is our current mission, and it's one we must and must complete! Not only for the City Lord, but for the entire City of Cori! I hereby declare that we will take all necessary measures to ensure that we can wipe out every member of the ELO organization, no matter what the cost!"

After Ella finished speaking, the whole place was eerily quiet and everyone was stunned.

They had not experienced war for a very long time. It was almost a completely unfamiliar word to them. For a moment, no one dared to react.

At this moment, Setaishi took the initiative to step forward, knelt on one knee, placed his right hand on his left chest, lowered his head and said solemnly: "I will follow the orders of the Lord City Lord."

After the first person took the lead, many people woke up from their dreams and knelt down.

The nobles who knelt at the back and did not belong to Setash's camp were all regretting why they hesitated, and they all looked at Setash, who was kneeling at the front, with jealous eyes.

Otherwise, why do you say he is smart?

In the situation just now, Ella suddenly lost her father and there was no time for a smooth transfer of power.

Ella's identity as the city lord was obviously a bit awkward at the moment, and how could she not be grateful when Setash took the lead in kneeling?

Your leader's appreciation of you is the first step to your promotion.

But these people were just envious in words. After all, if they were asked to kneel down first, they would not dare to do so.

No matter what, the city of Cori is just a city in the Kingdom of Machinery. Even if it is one of the largest cities in the country, it cannot change this.

They originally thought that Ella would just lose her temper and kill a few people from the slums to vent her anger, but now, look what happened, a full-scale war has broken out.

Not only does it not make sense in theory, but this is like suddenly launching a war. Although the city lord is powerful, he has people above him.

These nobles have enjoyed a comfortable life for half their lives, and they don't want to be liquidated together at that time.

It is true that wealth and honor are achieved through risk. I'd better just try to curry favor with him and that's it.

Others ate meat, but there was a knife across their necks. Although I drank soup, my life was saved.

After Ella left, the nobles also began to make intensive preparations.

Although they don't go to the battlefield, they can arrange their slaves to go.

Although the battlefield is dangerous and bullets are indiscriminate, among so many people, if one or two of them are lucky enough to make military achievements, will it be difficult for them, the masters, to gain the appreciation of the city lord?

It is impossible for all the vassals of the old city lords to be accepted by City Lord Ella, but the city lord needs new vassals, so isn't the day coming when it is their turn to step onto the stage of power?

Looking at their rosy faces, secretly excited in their carriages, enjoying the wonderful life in the future, you know that the future will not be peaceful.